The Press., 1887-05-26

 Parker (Dak.) National Bank, which has taken Stafford boy, IL. K. Lord, for its first president. ssKoss' WAS always rated as capable of padding his own canoe, and will be a safe custodian of the new public interest thus committed to his care. Sue cess to the bank and it's president. May they live long and prosper,
 J. w. Dimock, who is now employed at the Phenix mill, and who has been or ganist and chOrister at one of the churches at the Springs for nearly thirty years, most of the time at the Methodist, has made an engagement for year to come with the Universalist church.
 Letters remaining in the office at Staf ford Springs, Conn.,, May 26, 1887: Bert J. Baker, Charles H. Blown, Orrie Bon gay. George w. Booth, Herbert Curnan, N. A. Barrett, George Ohamberland, Mich ael Cahill, Emma Cleaver, Franz Kuttner, George Martin, Frederick Merriette, Geo. Young.
 MEMORIAL DAY.
 The program for the day's observance as announced is 8 8. m., Winter Post, with band, will start for Stafford Hollow, where the graves at Sandy Knoll cemetery will be decorated at g, and at l0.30 those at Staffordville cemetery, and 11.45 those at Stafford Street. Returning to Stafford Hollow a collation. will be served-if pleas. ant on grounds of Reuben Burley, other. wise at town hall or hotel Two D. m., sharp, is set sas the time for meeting oi post, veterans, and others at borough hall, and procession will form in Hay market Square, to start at 2.30, to consist of band, G. A. R. Post, veterans, fremen, Harmony T. of H., with perhaps other so. cieties, school children and citizens. All veterans who are not members of G. A. R. are cordially invited and welcomed to the ranks. The objective point of the proces. sion will be the Stafford Springs cemetery, where suitable exercises will accompany the decoration of graves, Rev. D. M. Taylor offering prayer. Returning col. lation will be served at G. A. R. hall to band, fremen, and veterans and their wives. The graves at West cemetery will be decorated by detail, and owing to the expected absence from town of Father Ooyle, it is probable that the Catholic cemetery will also be thus ttended to.
 At p. m. the address will be delivered at the Congregational church. The early hour will be noted it is to accommodate people from out of town, and exercises will commence promptly at 7. There will be singing and other suitable exercises. Sing. ing at the church and cemetery will be in charge of MT. Desper.
 At 8 meeting held last evening Harmony Temple of Honor voted to accept an invi. tation to make part of the memorial day procession.
 As before stated, the address will be by Rev. J. Fl. James of Rockville, so well known here that we need not give assur. -ry1n l. 1e audience it will call out.
 On Sunday Washburn's bus will leave G. A. R. hall at 3. 45 p. m., to carry vet erans to the memorial service at Stafford Hollow.
 The following young ladies,a commit tee to arrange flowers, are requested tc ing at 9 o'clock, and school children anc others are invited to have contributions ot flowers for their use at the hall at any time before 9 o'clock Carrie Comins, Daisy Russell, Jennie Davis, Mary Howard, Ma bel Webber, Florence Parsons, Leon West Annie Crane, Bertha Haskell, Mena S. Adams, Mamie Lathrop, Grace Dennis.
 WEST STAFFORD
 An invitation is cordially extended tt all interested in the proper observance o Decoration day, in West Stafford, Orcutt vile and other parishes in the town, tc unite in the exercises which are proposed at the vestry of the Congregational church in this village, on Monday, 3Oth inst Some remarks may be expected, and ap propriate music, with collation, all un der the direction of Comrades Cooley Pomeroy and White of Orcuttville. The drum corps of Stafford will be on hand tC accompany .1he procession from the churcl to the cemetery and return, and the pub lie schools in the parish are also invited tc join in the march. It is desired to mak, this the most satisfactory observance O the day ever attempted in this part of tn, town. Let it be grand rally of tn, friends of liberty in honor of the memory of our brave defenders, and also, ,and chief ly, of the Great and Glorious Commander whose wondrous wisdom and over-rulin, hand has given us the country we have and has thus far defended it from vii, traitors, and who, if we prove ourself as nation worthy, will defend and deliver t the end.
 Albert Williams has moved from Hyde vile to Wales.
 Meal Bennett has moved from Luthe Orawford's house into another tenement a Hydeville.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 -Wm. D. Johnson of New Haven formerly of this town, is engaged at Hart ford, as assistant civil engineer, in tn building of the elevated railroad owe Asylum-st.
 sTAFFoRDvILLE.
 -G. J. Goodell, an employe at the Boe ton Lunatic Hospital, known to some read CTS of the Press, is spending his vacatio with friends at East Dover, Vt. The services next Sabbath at tn Methodist church will be appropriate t decoration day. Services begin at II g m. All are cordially invited. Preachin at 7.30 p. m. by Rev. Edward Edson, pre- siding elder.
 The new mill, which stopped two c three days to put in larger wheel, ha started again, with everything in excellen working order.
 Frank Bowden is able to be abou again with the aid of crutches.
 l The Wales base ball club, who cam down to Staffordyille recently, confidentl expecting to ssannihilate' the ssTiogas'' ( this village, found considerable more me, in the dish than they anticipated and a ter a lively contest, n which the SCOT stood 28 to in favor of the ssTiogas, they returned to Wales with colors lowe ed, seriously resolved to practice anothe season before taking in Staffordville agail